Fugue in B flat major, BWV 891

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_composition
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fugue_in_G_major,_BWV_861
gptkbp:analysis often analyzed in music theory courses
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Johann_Sebastian_Bach
gptkbp:cultural_significance important in Western classical music
gptkbp:dedicated_to gptkb:none
gptkbp:duration approximately 5 minutes
gptkbp:first_performance gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:genre fugue
gptkbp:historical_context composed during the Baroque period
part of a larger collection
often included in piano repertoire
studied by musicologists
performed in various concert settings
analyzed in music theory literature
often included in harpsichord repertoire
often included in organ repertoire
reflects Bach's mastery of counterpoint
gptkbp:historical_period 1722
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fugue in B flat major, BWV 891
gptkbp:influence influenced later composers
gptkbp:influenced_by counterpoint
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:musician
harpsichord
gptkbp:key B flat major
gptkbp:notable_features imitation
modulation
complex counterpoint
rich harmonic language
contrapuntal techniques
textural variety
gptkbp:notable_recordings gptkb:Glenn_Gould
gptkb:Dinu_Lipatti
gptkb:Murray_Perahia
gptkb:András_Schiff
gptkb:Angela_Hewitt
gptkbp:number 891
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:The_Well-Tempered_Clavier,_Book_II
gptkbp:performance historically informed performance
gptkbp:performed_by various musicians
gptkbp:published_by 1800
gptkbp:related_works Prelude in B flat major, BWV 890
gptkbp:signature_move 4/4
B flat major
gptkbp:social_structure gptkb:art_exhibition
gptkb:project
recapitulation
gptkbp:style gptkb:Baroque
gptkbp:thematic_element episodes
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